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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1929.

NOW IS THE TIME TO GET YOUR

FRIGIDAIRE

THERE ARE DOMESTIC MODELS OF FROM FOUR TO EIGHTEEN CUBIC FEET STORAGE CAPACITY,

OVER

C

1,000,000

IN USE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

the Covenant favours the pacific solution of problems as they arise, | and atembership of the League therefore carries with it a presump tion against wariike action unless and until all other means have falled. It is worthy of remem- brance also that under the Covenant provision is made for such a case as that between Russin and China,"

DAY BY DAY.

THE SEEDS OF OUR OWN PUNISII-

MENT ARE SOWN AT THE SAME TIMB WE COMMIT SIN.-Hesiod.

Normal working of cables with Shanghai, and beyond, has been re-established,

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and

in which only one of the disputants now in charge of the Hongkong Mr. J. D. Hutchison, A.C.A., ia is in League membership. It is offices of Masara. Thomson Inid down that in the event of a Co. dispute between a member of the League and a Stato which is not a A report has been made to the member, the latter shall be invited Police to the effect that Privates Edward O'Donnell and Thomas to accept the obligations of member, Smith, of the K. O. S. Borderera, ship for the purposes of the dis- have been absent since Friday. pute, and that immediately after such invitation the Council shall in- Passengers arriving by the stitute an inquiry into the clrcum-Empress of France yesterday in eluded Sir Elly Kadmorte, Mr. and stances, and recommend such action Mrs. W. H. Bell, Mr. and Mrs. in may be considered most effectual. Allan Cameron, Mr. P. A. Cox, Mr. Should the non-member decline to R. A. Green, and Mr. E. des Voeux, accept the invitation and go to war with the member State, then the provisions of Article XVI com applicable, offending nation [g outlawed and the

then Lengue siders what action, naval,

-under

which

· CORRESPONDENCE.

14

The Currency Problem.

[To The Editor of Hongkong ·

Telegraph.]

Sir, I am indebted to friend "Found of Flesh" for a more des

what he dreads is that next year he tailed statement of his case.

Ho holds $20,000 in notes and

may hold $200,000 und be "chught napping."

Suppressig a momentary impulse to enlarge on the fact that anyone in Hongkong who can postulate this pleasing possibility is never likely to be caught mapping, I will pro- reed to deal briefly with his argu-

ment,

He was paid his $20,000 in' return for commodities he produced and sold at a price that he says was "forced down" by high exchange. But who brought about the high ex

"forced down" his change that price if not "Pound of Flesh" and others holding his views?

Mr. Albert P. Delfine, described

Exchange is higher now than! as a merchant residing at the Hong-when he sold his commodities and kong Hotel, has reported to the still he will not take his profit in Police the loss of his pocket book, gold and thus assist the banks to containing a passport, passage restore the dollar to silver parity. ticket and G$150, in Pedder Street con-yesterday afternoon.

the

DODWELL & Co., Ltd. milltary or otherwise, is advisable. The Legislative Council meets

Sole Distributors. HONG KONG & S, CHINA

MARRIAGE.

What is he doing with all this money? I have," he says "no in- tention of being "caught out by any inflation scheme of the banks". So far, the League has apparently on Thursday, when the Hon. Afr. It does not occur to him, good easy taken no notice of the Russo-Chi-J. P. Braga will ask a series of soul, that the dollar that is inflated nèse dispute, and we cannot help questions in regard to the Kowloon is his dollar and that in fact the Tong Estate. The second reud- banks are being "caught out" by thinking that for the sake of its pre-ings of the Mercantile Bank Ordin-hin.

He realises that he may lose if he stige it is making a big mistake by anco and the Bill to amend the

Waterworks Ordinance will also hangs on to his fortuitous gains too standing aloof.

be taken.

long, but, thank God in the event of exchange coming down I can, if 1 have due warning, dispose of my Corporal C. E. Thomas, of the paper before the drop to someone R.A.SC., was found not guilly not so enlightened as myself."

Truth to tell the Currency Pro- before a District Court Martial held at Wellington Barracks ves-blem is not really a problem at all. terday morning on a charge of it is just a bitter and heartrending being drunk and incapable on July struggle agalat Pounds and Pounds 12 at Wellington Barracks. Mr. of Flesh.Yours, etc., Prior, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, defended.

So far as the Chinese case is concerned, it is gratifying to learn The marriage arranged between

Mary Walts of No. 1, Queen's from Dr. C.T. Wang that he does Gardens, and Paul England not. comalder Russia's interests in Barker of Messrs. Gibb, Liv- the Chinese Eastern Railway have ingston Co. Chure, been nullified by the seizure of the Garden Road. on Thursday1ge. We agree with the Daily 25th inst. at 11.30 am. There Telegraph that it is a pity that this will be on reception hut friends point was not made clear from the will he welcome at the chuchstart. It is also reassuring to learn

Ltd., will take

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

TUESDAY JULY 23. 1929.

ARBITRATE!

The more the Sino-Russian crisis develops, the more obvious 'does it become that the dispute is eminent

that the fixed policy of the National Government is to adhere, In all re lations with the Powers, to the proper diplomatic procedure. All the same, the point cannot be over: looked that this was not the ata

titude adopted in connexion with the seizling of the railway or the raid or the Soviet Consulate at Harbin 1f, as

a result of the Sino-Russian dispute, China be comes impressed with the necessity of respecting diplomatic, usage and the sanctity of treaties in future, good may yet come out of the pre-.

ly of the type which calls for sent crisis. But the first essential Arbitration. On the one side, weis an adjustment of the current have official assurances\emanating | situation on a peaceful basis. from Nanking. to the effect that China does not want war; on the

other, we rend of the Russing Com- missar of Transport stating that

Peak Wafer Supply.

When, nearly three months ago,

the Soviet does not think of sending public allegations of discrimina

tion in favour of the Peak in the

assurances

\'WEATHER FORECAST.

The Royal Observatory reports that a weak unticyclonic area lies over S. Japan and the Loochoos; depression covers Tongking. Pressure is relatively low in the Pacific to the cast of N. Luzon. The forecast till nbou to-morrow is:-8.E. or variable winds, moderate; cloudy with rain, prob- ably improving later.

BRIDGE MADE EASY

Joy W.W.Wentworth

(Abbreviations: A-ace; K- king: Q-queen; J-jnck; X-any card lower than 10.)

a single soldier across the Man-maller of water supply brought churian border. Yet colneldent forth official

that with these utterances, we have re-the restrictions had not been fully ports of troop movements and of enforced solely by reason of the

The Duck-1, other developments which bear all complicated nature of the supply system, we little supposed that the impress of preparation for real the future would find Peak real-

Very often you can make the hostilities. The danger, of course, dents nursing their cause for most of a suit by deliberately los-

of

portance.

Hongkong, July 23rd, 1929.

Z.

Sir, I am glad to see "Observer" back in the lists. He raises no

issues, very controversiil

but though we are still out of agree ment on some minor points we can, I think, well maintain our separate opinions on these without losing touch on the main problem.

As to a fitting prentium on paper,

stimate of 4% was based on the cost of laying down silver re- serves," there is a proportion of our Issues secured by gold on which this cost does not arise and the average primtur may therefore be placed lower than my figure.

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The Very Idea!

M. Antoine, the inventor of the "single," combines the tempera- ment of the poet with the fingera of the artist. Speaking of the "Louis Quinze" type of woman, he says, "One must put sparkle in her hair-she must be liko chant- payne."

Why, bless you, Antoine, so she

in,

..

For what but she supplies the

"fizz,"

The golden gleam that glints

thro' life's alloy? "

Her "atmosphere" is "bubbly And to emphases it doubly- Comes her wonderful resem-

blance to "The Boy,"

The little man dashed Into the police station. "Lock me up! Lock me up?" he cried. "My wife was worrying me, and. I hit her over the head with the fonder."

"Is she dead?" the Inspector asked.

I want you to lock me up."

"No," was the reply, "that's why.

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feel so

East Ham Man-You ridiculous when a woman stands and swears at you.

Willesden Man-My employer has insulted me by reducing me to workman,

Wife at Old Street--My hus-

band is a good workmull, but otherwise he is a villain.

Question at Bow County, Court -Were you a party to this agree

Defendant-No, I only ment? signed it.

.

Wife, curtly, at Willesden-A. summons, please, against my hus band for making no answer when I asked him for money.

Mr. Cairns, Magistrate, to a man at the Thanics Court-Do you want to get into the House of Commons? Man--No, there are enough fools there without me.

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How his customer could have failed to see the notice bearing the words "Wet Paint" the grocer |could not imagine, bút he hurried forward to placate the angry man,

am very sorry indeed, sir," he begun, “but surely you noticed the warning as you came in through the door?"

"I did," retoried the victim, “but. I've often seen similar notices here announcing fresh eggs, vegetables, butter, and so on, only to be de reived, and I suspected this sign

was nothing more than another little fable,"

Here is a lesson in road manners

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wus. in.

(says the London Morning Post) which many, besides taximen, "Observer" still maintains that might learn with profit. There is hoarded notes have brought about a small motor bus, owned and run a shortage In currency resulting in by Indians, which pites for hiro the public cheerfally paying a in Durban, and on the back is a churke of 15% for the privilege of holding its wealth notice in large lettera, "Please ex-

cuse our dust," In the few Hongkong notes avalable. This notwithstanding that most banks seem to have more money than they can profitably em- ploy that interest rates are abnor mally low and that equally well secured Shanghai mples could be | held without any charge. Asa contributing factor he indicts the high exchange rate of the Tael. It seems to me more reasonable to sup- pose that the high tael rate is consequence of the premium on the foliar, not a cause of it.

"Observer" does not agree with

On the main question, I am glad Lo be in agreement with "Observer."

When W. S. Gilbert America a Mrs. Malaprop, who met him and evidently mistook him for the musical partner of the firm of Gilbert and Sulliván, asked him a number of questions thaj revealed a plentiful lack of information on the subject of contemporary music, ending up with a query as to whe ther "Batch" (Bach) was compos- ing anything Just now."

“No, madam," replied Gilbert, "Batch hasn't composed anything

is that some unfortunate clash may grievance. Not only, if the re-ing the first trick. This method my view that the currency problem for years; he is decomposing at

cently introduced Bill passes, has of play, called "ducting," is found is mare fittingly handled by the the moment."

It occur somewhere along the line, the Peak to pay for every particle ed not only on the law of average banks than by the Government.

waler consumed, but sufficient to provide one side or the

።። probabilities but also on the ex-is not alone my view. So high an au- from to-day, Peak residents

To-day's Ghost Story.--"In the other with what it regards as just to be denied privileges enjoyed by mally distributed.

are pectation that the cards are nor-thority un Dr. Vissering has stated

Unless the is nowadays generally conceded your 1880 both myself and my dog fication for a declaration of war. the rest of the island consumers, bidding has furnished Information that a circulation of banknotes saw the ghost of a lady said to This much is certain, that the Dr. Kolewall yesterday stated to the contrary, play the hand on which are issued and accured in ac- have been murdered near the spot, cordance with a proper charter in viz., Friday's H, Fernhurst, longer the situation is left in its quite definitely that while the the assumption that the cards of preferable to a efrculation of Gov- Sussex. It was, I believe, Mid- city mains are to be opened for a suit out against you are evenlyerment currency paper. The pre-summer Day and about 10.15 in present state, with its possibilities twelve hours daily, the Peak will divided between your opponents or ference is patrícularly marked in the evening, the moon being very of serious developments, t'e mare remain on four hours' supply. In nearly so. As a concrete example comparatively small and Isolated bright.

we have far more of ducking in actual play, examine Colony such as Hongkong. dileult will it be fount of adjust-cidentally

water in storage than when the the following explanation in which

"I was going towards Haslemere, when nearing the foot of the hill, ment along penceful lines,

Peak was first placed on restrict-

the dog stopped and began to Judging by the attitude both ofed supply. To those unaffected, the declaration in two no trump:,

the situation is rather amusing, Dummy-holding spades J3;The proper function of paper money whine, and calling him did no Nanking and of Moscow, both and an explanation by the Govern hearts 4 3; diamonde A K 7 6 5 is to supplement a metallle standard good; he left the and went howling It should be convertible on demand back towards Fernhurst. Then I nationa consider that they have ment will be awalted with the 4; clube 8 5 2.

East-holding nothing of im- into silver or it should circulate saw a lady a good way up the hill justice on their side. If they keenest interest, What, for in- stance, has happened to the official

alongside silver. It should be pos- really believe this, then we cannot declaration that instructions had Declarer-holding spades A 10 to be used at the debtor's option to

sible for either paper or coin or both coming towards me. I was taking no particular notice of her, but see what objection either can have been given to the authorities 2; hearts A 10 9 5; diamonds, discharge a debt and both paper when getting class to her I could

no discrimination to mediation by some disinterested cerned that

and coin should have the same value ser the hedge through her, though whatever in the matter of restrict-8 3; clubs AJ 4. Power, or, for that matter, by the ed water supply shall be allowed,

In terms of the money of account. I could also plainly see what she West-holding clubs K Q 9 7.

Yours, ete.,

was carrying and how she was League of Nations. One of the and "the P.W.D. is strictly adher-

West lends clubs 7 and declarer

dressed. London journals has done well, to ing to those instructions through taken with the Jack. To make point out that membership of the out the Colony " It is far froni

our desire to harry the Govern-game, declarer needs eight more community of civilised nations and ment in a matter of this kind, but tricks. He has three sure tricks, acceptance of such a Treaty is the we fear that the responsible of. Aces, in his hand. He may win Kellogg Pact imposes obligations, çials are perilously near.a ridícul | diamonds 8 and playing diamonds the President McKinley include the observance of which is the first says that of the water controlled from the dummy! The proba- Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Bllvers, travell crucial test of international status by the P.W.D. about one-fortieth bilities are that the five diamonds ing on a pleasure trip to the and United States; Mr. D. Walsing, and prestige. That is a point goes to serve the requirements of missing are divided three

Peak residents. If that is the two. By playing diamonds A on President of the Yat Loy Co., In which both Russia and China ought case, an equivalent extension of the next round of that suit and fol- Honolulu, as well as President of to keep well in mind at the pre-hours is not likely to have a lowing with diamonds K all of the the Chinese Chamber of Com sent juncture. It is, perhaps, annoticeable effect on the water missing diamonds will fall, on- merce, travelling to Shanghai; consumption figures for the whole ubling the declarer to make the Capt. W. G. Pitcairn, Marine Sur-

QUB position. The Government

five tricks in diamonds by lending

Hongkong, July 23rd, 1029.

2.

Passengers leaving to-day on

"She walked through me, and on. looking round she had vanished... The dog stayed away all night and. had to be fetched the next day."

WATER LEVELS.

FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS,

The following table, compiled

| unfortunate, circumstance that only of the Island. But what other three remaining diamonds in the veyor, Upper Yangtze River, ra- by the Board of Conservancy one of the disputants is a member, explanation is there? Is this an- dummy good and giving him a turning to the North from a busi. Works of Kwangtung, shows the of the League of Nations, but the other curiously conceived gesture total of five tricks in that suit. noss and pleasure trip to Hong-water levels in English feet on to mollify the discontent, if any Lacking a re-entry to the dummy kong; Mr. A. J. Allanson, connect the West, North and East Rivers point must not be lost sight of really exists, of another section of in, any other suft, declarer would ed with a Lace Company' In op the dates named: that, under the Covenant of the the community, or does it merely fail to make more than six tricks Swatow, on a pleasure trip to

July 21 July 22: League, China automatically ac-indicate that the Peak Residents out of both hands if he did not Shanghai; Lt. and Mrs. J. R. Association, which we believe still duck on the first round of din-Laing, newly married couple cepts obligations not to resort to functions, needs a little shaking monds. This manoeuvre gives him travelling on a honeymoon trip to | war. Indeed, the whole basis of up?

his only chance of making game, the U.S., thence to Europe.

Shiuhing Tsingyuen Samshui Sheklung

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